Playboy (USA) Year 1969 Magazine Back Issues
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Playboy Jan 1969
Holiday Anniversary
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Playboy January 1969 Features
Covergirl The Rabbit Head (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Leslie Bianchini photographed by Mario Casilli
Playboy Celebrates A Decade And A Half Of Publishing
Cartoons To Launch The New Year
Exclusive Interview With Actor Lee Marvin
A Portfolio Of Erotic Japanese Woodcuts | |
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Playboy Feb 1969
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Playboy February 1969 Features
Covergirl Nancy Chamberlain (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Lorrie Menconi photographed by Bill Figge and Ed Delong
Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll Winners
A New Irwin Shaw Novelette Complete In This Issue
Pamela Tiffin Au Naturel
Woody Allen, William Sansom, and J. Paul Getty | |
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Playboy Mar 1969
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Playboy March 1969 Features
Covergirl Penny James (Not Nude) photographed by Alexas Urba
Playmate of the Month is Kathy MacDonald photographed by David Chan
Playboy Interviews "Hieronymus Merkin," The Wackiest Sexiest Film Yet
An Interview With Marshall McLuhan
U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings On Gun Control
The Planets - Arthur C. Clarke On Man's Next Space Target | |
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Playboy Apr 1969
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Playboy April 1969 Features
Covergirl Sharon Kristie (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Lorna Hopper photographed by Bill Figge and Ed Delong
Vladimir Nabokov's Sexiest New Work Since Lolita
Revealing Pictorials On Brigitte Bardot And Vanessa Redgrave
The Swingers - Big Boom In Group Sex
Master of the Ball Hawks by Patrick McGivern | |
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Playboy May 1969
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Playboy May 1969 Features
Covergirl Paulette Lindberg (Nude) photographed by Alexas Urba
Playmate of the Month is Sally Sheffield photographed by Pompeo Posar
Ken W. Purdy On Classic-Car Collecting
William F. Buckley, Jr. - God's Right Hand
Playboy's Fabulous Lake Geneva Club-Hotel
Camille Comes On Kinky In A Wild New Film | |
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Playboy Jun 1969
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Playboy June 1969 Features
Covergirl & Playmate of the Year Connie Kreski (Nude) photographed by Mario Casilli
Playmate of the Month is Helena Antonaccio photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playboy Interview with Gore Vidal
Wanda Hickey's Night Of Golden Memories
The American Novel Made Us
The Lady in Green Slippers | |
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Playboy Jul 1969
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Playboy (USA) July 1969 Features
Covergirl Barbara Klein (Nude) photographed by Dwight Hooker
Playmate of the Month is Nancy McNeil photographed by Bill Figge and Ed Delong
Wenceslas and the Russian Bear by Heinrich B?ll
Focus On A Flock Of Sexy American Birds
The Sensual "Letting Go" Movement
The World Of Robots | |
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Playboy Aug 1969
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Playboy August 1969 Features
Covergirl Penny James (Not Nude) photographed by Alexas Urba
Playmate of the Month is Debbie Hooper photographed by Mario Casilli
The Living Theater, On Stage And Off
Senator Frank Church
Blueprints A New Approach To Foreign Policy
Eye-filling Pictorials On The bunnies Of Detroit And "Sweet Charity's" | |
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Playboy Sep 1969
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Playboy September 1969 Features
Covergirl & Playmate of the Month Shay Knuth (Nude & Centerfold) photographed by Dwight Hooker
"The Human Zoo" By "Naked Ape" Author Desmond Morris
A New Novelette By John Updike
Girls Of Australia
A Playboy Panel On Student Revolt With Hayakawa, Hayden Of SDS And Others
Harry Edwards, Buell Gallaguer, Samiel I. Hayakawa And Many More! interviewed by The Playboy Panel | |
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Playboy Oct 1969
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Playboy October 1969 Features
Covergirl Paulette Lindberg (Nude) photographed by Stan Malinowski
Playmate of the Month is Jean Bell photographed by Don Klumpp
A Front-Row-Center Look At "Oh! Calcutta!"
A Medical Authority Calls For The Legalization Of Pot
The Decision Molders By Eliot Janeway
The Crisis in Psychoanalysis | |
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Playboy Nov 1969
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Playboy November 1969 Features
Covergirl Couple Skiing in New England (Not Nude) photographed by Marvin Koner
Playmate of the Month is Claudia Jennings photographed by Pompeo Posar
Does Congress Serve The People?
A 14-Page Look At Cinema's Sexual Revolution
Inside Rolling Stone Mick Jagger
Skiing New England | |
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Playboy Dec 1969
Gala Christmas
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Playboy December 1969 Features
Covergirl Jorja Beck (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Gloria Root photographed by Pompeo Posar
The Girls Of "The Adventurers"
Joe Namath Scores In An Exclusive Interview
A Do-It-Yourself Guide To Soft-Core Pornography
Playboy Goes To Rio | |
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The first issue, published in December 1953, did not carry a date, as Hugh Hefner was unsure whether there would be a second issue. The first centerfold was Marilyn Monroe, although the picture used had originally been taken for a calendar, rather than for Playboy. The first issue was an immediate sensation; it sold out within a matter of weeks. Known circulation was 53,991 (Source: Playboy Collector's Association Playboy Magazine Price Guide). The cover price was 50¢. Copies of the first issue in Mint to Near Mint condition fetched over $8,000 in 2007.
The famous logo, depicting the stylized profile of a rabbit wearing a tuxedo bow tie, was designed by art designer Art Paul for the magazine's second issue and has appeared on every issue since; a running joke in the magazine involves hiding the logo somewhere in the cover art or photograph. Hefner said that he chose the rabbit as a mascot for its "humorous sexual connotation", and because the image was "frisky and playful".
An urban legend started about Hefner and the Playmates of the Month because of markings on the front covers of the magazine. From 1955 to 1979 (except for a six month gap in 1976), the "P" in Playboy had a number of stars printed in or around the letter. The legend stated that this was either a rating
that Hefner gave to the Playmate according to how attractive she was, the number of times that Hefner had slept with her, or how good she was in bed. The stars, which ranged in number between zero and twelve, actually indicated the domestic
or international advertising region for that printing.
Since reaching its peak in the 1970s, Playboy has seen a decline in circulation and cultural relevance because of increased competition in the field it founded — first from Penthouse, Oui, and Gallery in the 1970s; later from pornographic videos; and more recently from lad mags such as Maxim, FHM, and Stuff. In response Playboy has attempted to re-assert its hold on the 18–35 male demographic it once controlled through slight changes to its content and focusing on issues and personalities more appropriate to its audience—such as hip-hop artists being featured in the Playboy Interview.
Christie Hefner, a daughter of Hugh Hefner, became the CEO of Playboy in 1988 and is now also the Chairman of the Board.
The magazine celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the January 2004 issue. Celebrations were held at Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, and Moscow during the year to commemorate this event.
The best-selling Playboy edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies. One-fourth of all American college men were buying the magazine every month. It is interesting to note that although this issue is available in abundance, it is very difficult for collectors to find this issue in excellent condition. The black ink on the cover wore off easily and it is difficult to find this issue with a bright clean crisp black color. A Near Mint copy of this issue is a hard find.
Perhaps coincidentally, a cropped image of the issue's centerfold (which featured Lena Soderberg) became a standard image for testing image processing algorithms. It is known simply as the "Lenna" (also "Lena") image in that field.
Many people ask about Playboy UK, Playboy USA is the same issue that was issued in the UK because there was no need to translate the magazine. So, Playboy USA and Playboy UK are the same magazine.
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